Laurel, Maryland demographics

Laurel, MD demographics: median age 36.3; 47.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Laurel city, Maryland · Incorporated city · GEOID 2445900. The survey estimates a population of 29,798 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Laurel is 36.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 12,476 households (±587). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.3 ±1.1	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,798
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Under 18	6,306 ±779	21.2% ±2.6 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	7,847 ±755	26.3% ±2.5 pp	21.7%	22.8%
35–64	12,230 ±918	41.0% ±3.1 pp	39.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,415 ±521	11.5% ±1.7 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,798
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Male	13,603 ±634	45.7% ±2.1 pp	48.7%	49.5%
Female	16,195 ±633	54.3% ±2.1 pp	51.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,798
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
White alone	4,292 ±734	14.4% ±2.5 pp	48.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	16,017 ±1,153	53.8% ±3.9 pp	29.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	280 ±243 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,432 ±830	8.2% ±2.8 pp	6.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,792 ±1,099	12.7% ±3.7 pp	6.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,985 ±863	10.0% ±2.9 pp	8.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,798
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,191 ±1,109	77.8% ±3.7 pp	87.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6,607 ±1,110	22.2% ±3.7 pp	12.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,952 ±334	31.7% ±2.2 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	617 ±191	4.9% ±1.5 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,188 ±411	17.5% ±3.2 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,515 ±592	36.2% ±4.4 pp	28.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,204 ±331	9.7% ±2.6 pp	6.4%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,478 ±325	27.9% ±2.3 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,998 ±760	72.1% ±5.1 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,476
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,515 ±592	36.2% ±4.4 pp	28.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,918 ±543	31.4% ±4.1 pp	32.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,456 ±265	11.7% ±2.1 pp	16.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,265 ±295	10.1% ±2.3 pp	13.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	770 ±243	6.2% ±1.9 pp	6.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	345 ±180 · low precision	2.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	207 ±105 · low precision	1.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,798
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Native	19,993 ±776	67.1% ±2.6 pp	83.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	9,805 ±773	32.9% ±2.6 pp	16.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 27,745
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
English only	17,655 ±825	63.6% ±2.8 pp	78.9%	77.7%
Spanish	4,894 ±950	17.6% ±3.4 pp	9.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	690 ±350 · low precision	2.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	12 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	55 ±50 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	494 ±198	1.8% ±0.7 pp	2.5%	2.0%
Korean	850 ±681 · low precision	3.1% ±2.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	22 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	67 ±88 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	199 ±165 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	341 ±209 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	185 ±222 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	2,281 ±633	8.2% ±2.3 pp	2.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 21,481
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,307 ±487	10.7% ±2.2 pp	8.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,461 ±529	16.1% ±2.4 pp	23.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,764 ±533	17.5% ±2.4 pp	17.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,713 ±395	8.0% ±1.8 pp	6.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,071 ±592	23.6% ±2.7 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,165 ±646	24.0% ±2.9 pp	20.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 29,656
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Same house	23,953 ±1,185	80.8% ±4.0 pp	88.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,411 ±754	8.1% ±2.5 pp	5.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,745 ±625	5.9% ±2.1 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,141 ±427	3.8% ±1.4 pp	2.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	406 ±338 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.2% of Laurel residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Maryland and 8.4% nationally. 97.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Laurel	Maryland	U.S.	Compared with Maryland
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.2% ±1.9 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	97.7% ±1.5 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.8% ±1.1 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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